FNUS71 KBOX 021404 FWSBOX SPOT FORECAST FOR WESTOVER...US FOREST SERVICE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 1004 AM EDT SAT APR 2 2011 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0920 EDT ON APRIL 02. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLOWLY BUILD IN FROM THE WEST TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS AND DRIER WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND... WITH GOOD TO EXCELLENT DRYING CONDITIONS FOR FINE FUELS. MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN THE WESTOVER AREA WILL BE FROM 30 TO 40 PERCENT TODAY. SUNDAY WILL BE EVEN DRIER WITH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ONLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S IN THE WESTOVER AREA. OUTLOOK...MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... A WARM FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE ACROSS THE REGION MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT WITH ANOTHER PERIOD OF RAIN FOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TUESDAY TO BRING A ROUND OF SHOWERS. A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BRINGS DRY WEATHER FOR WEDNESDAY WHILE ANOTHER APPROACHING WARM FRONT WILL BRING A CHANCE OF SHOWERS FOR THURSDAY. .REST OF TODAY... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 50. MIN HUMIDITY........42 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 12 TO 16 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 27 MPH. CWR.................10 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............71 68 65 62 60 59 57 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................46 47 48 48 49 49 49 RH..................53 49 47 47 44 42 42 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......14 15 15 16 14 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....20 22 26 27 25 23 20 CWR.................10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........PARTLY CLOUDY. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 31. MAX HUMIDITY........82 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........WEST WINDS 7 TO 12 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............50 44 37 37 38 38 39 40 40 39 37 35 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................47 45 42 40 39 38 37 37 36 35 33 33 RH..................43 47 50 55 59 64 70 70 75 75 82 78 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W W W W W W W W W 20 FT WIND SPD......10 8 7 6 6 6 5 5 5 5 5 5 20 FT WIND GUST.....18 10 10 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 6 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 .SUNDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........SUNNY. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 52. MIN HUMIDITY........28 PERCENT. WIND (20 FT)........NORTHWEST WINDS 9 TO 14 MPH. GUSTS UP TO 28 MPH. CWR.................0 PERCENT. TIME (EDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............33 30 27 25 22 20 18 17 16 15 13 12 WEATHER COV......... WEATHER TYPE........ TEMP................33 35 37 40 43 46 48 49 50 51 51 51 RH..................82 75 72 57 45 35 33 30 29 28 28 29 20 FT WIND DIR......W W W W NW NW NW NW NW NW NW NW 20 FT WIND SPD......5 6 6 8 10 12 13 14 14 13 12 10 20 FT WIND GUST.....10 15 15 16 21 24 27 28 27 25 25 25 CWR.................0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 $$ FORECASTER...EVT REQUESTED BY...TEAL TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20110402.WESTO.01/BOX